Elihu

32 So these three men stopped answering Job,(A) because he was righteous in his own eyes.(B) But Elihu son of Barakel the Buzite,(C) of the family of Ram, became very angry with Job for justifying himself(D) rather than God.(E) He was also angry with the three friends,(F) because they had found no way to refute Job,(G) and yet had condemned him.[a](H) Now Elihu had waited before speaking to Job because they were older than he.(I) But when he saw that the three men had nothing more to say, his anger was aroused.

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Footnotes

  1. Job 32:3 Masoretic Text; an ancient Hebrew scribal tradition Job, and so had condemned God

Elihu Addresses Job and His Friends

32 These three men stopped responding to Job, because he was claiming to be righteous, in his own opinion.[a] But then Barachel’s son Elihu from Buz, one of Ram’s descendants, got really angry. He was furious with Job because he had been declaring himself righteous instead of vindicating God. Furthermore, he was furious with his three friends because they had not answered Job, but instead had condemned him. Elihu waited to have a word with Job, since the others were older than he, but when he saw that there had been no response[b] from those three, he got even more angry.

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Footnotes

  1. Job 32:1 Lit. eyes
  2. Job 32:5 Lit. mouth